Why the New Jersey Devils can go from out of the playoffs to the top of the Metro Division

Will the NHL’s Metro Division winner be a team that didn’t make the playoffs last season? The New Jersey Devils stand a chance of making that happen. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Penguins want to get back into the show with their legendary core trio, the Flyers are looking to build upon a surprising 2023-24, and the Blue Jackets enter the season grappling with tragedy. In this Locked On NHL Season Preview Round Table, Rachel Donner (Locked On Flyers), Trey Matthews (Locked On Devils), Patrick Damp (Locked On Penguins), and Jay Forster (Locked On Blue Jackets) preview the NHL season prospects of the Metro Division’s hopefuls. Can Matvei Michkov push the Flyers' rebuild forward? Can the youth of the Blue Jackets take steps towards competitiveness? Will Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang return to the post-season? And can the Devils make good on the pre-season height and leap from out of the playoffs to the top of the division? All that plus the biggest offseason additions, breakout players, reasons for optimism, and more!

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